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Richard Philp Gallery

Egyptian
Head of a Male
664-525 BC, Late Dynastic Period
Basalt Stone
Height: 10 cm

Stone fragment head of a male wearing a smooth wig passing behind the ear, and deep set almond-shaped eyes. The deep set eyes are typical of 26th dynasty archaising to the Middle Kingdom

Provenance: Private Collection, California, USA formed in the first half of the 20th century

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